Well, it when to the VAG specialist and it didn't do it for them!!! 🤦🏾‍♂️ The rang Skoda Support and they hadnt heard of it! And they then rang a Skoda Mastertech who apparently is the guy to go to and he said............

Some of them do this! It can be a characteristic of the LSD! The guy didn't want to tell me this but as its been logged as an issue within my warranty then keep an eye on it incase it gets worse. 

As I drove out of the carpark, the little **** did it! So I went and got him and he got in with me and we drove around the carpark! It did do it but it was very slight.

Now I do have 2 different brand tyres on the front (bought like that and still have a decent amount of tread on them) and some I have talked to say thats the problem, I am not having that, now I haven't checked the tread difference on each tyre, I will when it stops lashing it down! Now I could believe that if that was a massive difference believe that could possibly cause it but I would have thought that in the design of the LSD it would have accoounted for the fact that tyres wear at different rates. Saying that, on some 4WD cars you HAVE to change all 4 tyres at the same time because if you dont then it upsets the 4WD LSDs!!

Unfortunately I dont have a spare £350ish to replace the front tyres so when they need replacing I'll put the back 2 on the front and put news on the back and I'll report back.

Sorry for waffling on a bit guys! 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣

1 hour ago, Fookster said:

Well, it when to the VAG specialist and it didn't do it for them!!! 🤦🏾‍♂️ The rang Skoda Support and they hadnt heard of it! And they then rang a Skoda Mastertech who apparently is the guy to go to and he said............

Some of them do this! It can be a characteristic of the LSD! The guy didn't want to tell me this but as its been logged as an issue within my warranty then keep an eye on it incase it gets worse. 

As I drove out of the carpark, the little **** did it! So I went and got him and he got in with me and we drove around the carpark! It did do it but it was very slight.

Now I do have 2 different brand tyres on the front (bought like that and still have a decent amount of tread on them) and some I have talked to say thats the problem, I am not having that, now I haven't checked the tread difference on each tyre, I will when it stops lashing it down! Now I could believe that if that was a massive difference believe that could possibly cause it but I would have thought that in the design of the LSD it would have accoounted for the fact that tyres wear at different rates. Saying that, on some 4WD cars you HAVE to change all 4 tyres at the same time because if you dont then it upsets the 4WD LSDs!!

Unfortunately I dont have a spare £350ish to replace the front tyres so when they need replacing I'll put the back 2 on the front and put news on the back and I'll report back.

Sorry for waffling on a bit guys! 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣

well, I’ve just put 4 new continental sport contact 7s on my vrs and it’s still doing the judder. so I can tell you it’s not tyre related. Mines booked into Skoda as they have diagnosed it has worn consol bushes which is causing the judder. It’s now a case of me just following process, I know it’s not the bushes causing it and I’ve had a local VAG special tell me it’s more likely the rack or the gearbox. So I’ll let Skoda replace the bushes under warranty and then go from there. 

@llewis6996 is that 3 yrs warranty from new or the warranty from when you bought it?

Glad we can rule out the tyre theory mate.

I think it was further up here that Skoda saud they were replacing the gearbox on someones but they never reposted to say if that cured it or not.

My mate has a 21 plate VRS estate and his doesnt do it at all 🤷🏾‍♂️

Unfortunately I'm stuck in limbo now as the garage I bought mine off has just said monitor it to see it it gets worse and a Skoda Mastertech has said 'they do do that'!!! 🙄😒🤣

Oh, I have another mate who is an Audi Mastertech and he said that our engine is the same as the S3, so I asked if they have this issue with them, he said no BUT the A4's do it also!!!! He drove one from the compound to the workshop and that did it, he said the same, that its the gearbox or diff having a bit of a wobble!!

Now get this, a boss in work has the Golf R and his does it also!!! And a mate of a mate has a Golf R and he said his did it pulling off his drive the other morning!!!!

I'm starting to think it might be characteristic of some, ya know 🤷🏾‍♂️

Let me know what you think of the Conti Sport 7s please

Edited 6 December, 20241 yr by Fookster

When I bought mine it had 2 months left of the original manufacturers warranty, but as I bought it approved used, it came with a 2 year approved used warranty. I’m yet to get my VAQ diff serviced, so I’ll let Skoda do these consol bushes, then in the new year I’ll get the VAQ diff serviced and see where I’m at. It bothers my mrs more than me, must be her driving ! I’m just worried that if it is gearbox related I’ll let it go and it’ll go out of warranty eventually and then it’ll proper mess up. 

Ah thats good then. I bought an RAC 12 months with mine and that is also my fear, that if I don't sort it within the warranty period I'll be lumbered with a huge bill, if it was the gearbox then I'm not sure thats covered on my warranty! And thats due a service at 40k but that will be about this time next year for me as I only do about 5-600 miles a month and I'm currently on about 32.3k.

Part of me thinks that as its just very low speed and it doesnt do it all the time (in my case) that its not really an issue because it never happens when driving above crawling speed.

I am facing this as well in low speed right turns only. 

Went back to Skoda Dealer and they said that there is nothing wrong.

 

Hoping to find a fix myself in a 3rd party garage/workshop. Any idea what causes it or if i leave it, will there be any long term issues?

 

Thanks!

6 hours ago, LTWJ said:

I am facing this as well in low speed right turns only. 

Went back to Skoda Dealer and they said that there is nothing wrong.

 

Hoping to find a fix myself in a 3rd party garage/workshop. Any idea what causes it or if i leave it, will there be any long term issues?

 

Thanks!

Hi @LTWJ did they at least see the issue? Did it do it for them?

TBH I have no idea, I know that its apparent on the VRS, A4 and also on the Golf R's and Master Techs for both Skoda and Audi say 'some do it' I'm starting to think that its something to do with the DSG gearbox/LSD in the way it handles low speed tight turns, as its very seldom it does it (in my case anyway)

I did see a thread on here where the head office told a dealer to change the DSG gearbox but the bloke never replied to say if that fixed the problem, if it is a problem and not a characteristic 🤷🏾‍♂️😔

On 24/12/2024 at 18:39, Fookster said:

Hi @LTWJ did they at least see the issue? Did it do it for them?

TBH I have no idea, I know that its apparent on the VRS, A4 and also on the Golf R's and Master Techs for both Skoda and Audi say 'some do it' I'm starting to think that its something to do with the DSG gearbox/LSD in the way it handles low speed tight turns, as its very seldom it does it (in my case anyway)

I did see a thread on here where the head office told a dealer to change the DSG gearbox but the bloke never replied to say if that fixed the problem, if it is a problem and not a characteristic 🤷🏾‍♂️😔

It does not happen all the time in my case. only under very specific conditions and randomly (certain throttle inputs, turning angle and ground condition), so during the test drive with the dealer we didn't replicate the severity of it. 

 

I brought the car in during regular maintainence and dealer said they would investigate. but when I got the car back after servicing they just said there was no issue with my steering rack/mounts/arms and I've just been living with this issue for the past 6-8 months or so without any clue.

6 minutes ago, LTWJ said:

It does not happen all the time in my case. only under very specific conditions and randomly (certain throttle inputs, turning angle and ground condition), so during the test drive with the dealer we didn't replicate the severity of it. 

 

I brought the car in during regular maintainence and dealer said they would investigate. but when I got the car back after servicing they just said there was no issue with my steering rack/mounts/arms and I've just been living with this issue for the past 6-8 months or so without any clue.

Ditto @LTWJ, in the past week mine hasn't done it at all 🤷🏾‍♂️

I think that it could be a characteristic of the LSD, but only some cars do it and some don't.

Like I said previously, there are other forums that I have found, for others car makes, that also do this. 

So for me, I am just going to monitor it to see if it gets any worse and go from there, as its only very slow speed that it does it.

I hope it doesn't get any worse for all of us and like I was told that the Skoda Mastertech said 'yeah some of them do it'!!!

Update on this! 
 

Hendy Skoda in Bournemouth have deemed that the juddering is due to a faulty steering rack. We picked it up today and it’s had a new steering rack fitted under my extended warranty and can confirm this has sorted the issue. 

55 minutes ago, llewis6996 said:

Update on this! 
 

Hendy Skoda in Bournemouth have deemed that the juddering is due to a faulty steering rack. We picked it up today and it’s had a new steering rack fitted under my extended warranty and can confirm this has sorted the issue. 

 

Hi @llewis6996

Thats great 🙌🏾 please let us know how it goes as yours was quite severe in both directions.

Tbh mine has barely done it lately and without a garage willing to definitely say that mine is the steering rack then I'm scuppered for a possibe warranty claim 😒

I could take it to Mitchells Skoda and pay for diagnostic but if it doesn't do it for them, like the last VAG specialist then I'm £120 out of pocket and still in the same position I am now 😢